TY - JOUR
T1 - Determination of the deoxycytidine kinase activity in cell homogenates with a non-radiochemical assay using reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography; Identification of a novel metabolite of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine
AU - Bierau, Jörgen
AU - Leen, René
AU - van Gennip, Albert H.
AU - Caron, Huib N.
AU - van Kuilenburg, André B. P.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - A non-radioactive procedure to measure the deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) activity in crude cell free homogenates was developed. 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (CdA) was used as the substrate for dCK and was separated from its product 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine-5'-monophosphate (CdAMP) by reversed-phase HPLC. A complete separation of CdA and its metabolites was achieved in 30 min. The minimum amount of CdAMP that could be detected was 1 pmol. The assay was linear with reaction times up to at least 3h. With respect to the protein concentration, the reaction was linear with protein concentrations up to 760 microg/ml in the assay. An amount of 8 x 10(3) cells was already sufficient to determine the specific dCK activity in SK-N-BE(2)c cells. CdA was not only converted to CdAMP but also to 2-chloroadenine and, surprisingly, also to 2-chlorodeoxyinosine, in MOLT-3 cells. The deamination of CdA was completely inhibited by deoxycoformycin, which clearly demonstrates that CdA is a substrate for adenosine deaminase
AB - A non-radioactive procedure to measure the deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) activity in crude cell free homogenates was developed. 2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (CdA) was used as the substrate for dCK and was separated from its product 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine-5'-monophosphate (CdAMP) by reversed-phase HPLC. A complete separation of CdA and its metabolites was achieved in 30 min. The minimum amount of CdAMP that could be detected was 1 pmol. The assay was linear with reaction times up to at least 3h. With respect to the protein concentration, the reaction was linear with protein concentrations up to 760 microg/ml in the assay. An amount of 8 x 10(3) cells was already sufficient to determine the specific dCK activity in SK-N-BE(2)c cells. CdA was not only converted to CdAMP but also to 2-chloroadenine and, surprisingly, also to 2-chlorodeoxyinosine, in MOLT-3 cells. The deamination of CdA was completely inhibited by deoxycoformycin, which clearly demonstrates that CdA is a substrate for adenosine deaminase
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.03.036
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2004.03.036
M3 - Article
C2 - 15135110
SN - 1570-0232
VL - 805
SP - 339
EP - 346
JO - Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
JF - Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences
IS - 2
ER -